Improvement in fence



4'HEurer'J.1oUIr1, or Gosse-N. INDMNA.

Lam Patent va- 80,609, attanaglia 11,' 186s.

die Srlnhulr rrfurrt in these Enters atent mit making 4nat rf the same.;ro ALL wHoM-Ir Mar coNoEaN':

."Be it knownthat'I, HENRY J. CULI", ot" Goshen, in the connty'oiElkhart, and 'State of Indiano, have invented a new and usefulImprovemgnt in Fences; and I do hereby' declare that 4the -following isafull, clear,

and exact description thereof, which will enable those skilled in theart to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings,` forming part of this specification.

This invention relates to improvements in fences, and consists 'inattaching the panels together by a pirL -passing through the centre oltheir overlapped ends,.in combination with a series of crossed stakespassing4 between two of Vthe bars of reach panel, with-their lower endsentering the ground on opposite sides of thepanel,

' and their upper 'portions jamming hardagainst'the upper sideoi thelower and the`nnder side of .the upper oi the two barsbetweenfwheh''they pass. .'By' this construction the use of fence-postsis avoided, as the pins serve fQcul the, Hlelsgflllnith @95ml siakealxodmlLLT-them ina vertical position, and prevent their lateral movement..i c

In they drawings- Fgure 1 is a front, and l Y l Figure 2 atop view orplanet'I my improved fence'. Similar letters of reference indieate.eorresponding parts.

A A are thebars 'or rails, undB B the uprights, secured togetherinany'lsutableV manner, and forming the I fence-panels.' C C C aresleepers or blocks supporting the panels pbove the ground.

The ends of the panels are overlapped, each in such a manner as' topermit the passage of alpin, ,th-rough the uprights B B', at about thecentre of their length. Theuprights B are upon opposite sides ofthepanels,l

so that they cannot be brought together when said panels areoverlapped.- Thisoonstruetion enablesw the rails A to approximate'nearera right line than would otherwiserbe the oase. p

The panels are held in an upright positiongand prevented from movinglaterally bythe crossed stakes DD,-

whieh'pass between two of the bars or rails A A, o u opposite sidesthereof, and have their lower ends driven i firmly into the ground.Their upp'er ends jam hard against the upper side of the lower and theunder sideof the upper of the two bars A between which they pass. I

In ascendingor descending ahill, .the -pancls turn readily uponthelpins-a, and additional braces or rails arc not required.. y Y

The advantages of my invention consist in its simplicity and the economy'of construction, p

Having described my invention, what I claim-as new, 'and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

The panels A, hung upon the pin a, in combnation'with the crossed stakesD D, whereby the lateral movement of said panels is' prevented, asherein shown and described.

HENRY J.; CULP.

Witnesses: i 1

.1 -mss D. OsBoRN, SAMSON J. Noam.

